‘Photo books are the way of the future,’ says a leading archivist at a
Sydney photography school. ‘Not only are they a way of protecting your
photos, the element of customization is a fantastic new resource which
means that you can create professional looking memory books for your
home, office or school,’ he says. ‘There is simply no way for your
treasured photos to decay, fade or decompose, the way old photos do.’
‘Memory
books are on trend,’ says a leading trends expert. ‘Nobody wants
just any old product anymore. If you have just had a wonderful lavish
wedding, why wouldn’t you want to customize the memories of the big day
by turning your photos into a photo book especially designed to capture
the best moments of your big day?’ he says. ‘I have a lot clients
getting memory books made for all the big occasions – everything from
baby’s first year, to graduations, to seventieth birthday celebrations!’
Photo books take photo albums to the next level by personalizing the
look and feel of a traditional photo album and
customizing into a professionally produced coffee table book for your
keepsakes.
‘It’s all about customization,’ says a Sydney interior designer.
‘Many of my major clients now have coffee table books as focal objects
in a room celebrating their wedding, their first child or even a major
holiday that they took, such as a honeymoon,’ she says. ‘It’s a
fantastic, personalized touch to your home.’
‘Photo books are becoming really popular as well among young people,’
says the editor of a teen magazine. ‘Many girls are wanting to capture
the night of their formal – from the preparations at home, to the limo
arriving to pick everyone up – to the fun of the night,’ she says.
‘Given how many young people have camera-phones, it makes sense for them
to have a beautiful memory book made out of the night.’
These customized memory books can be made for your own home, or to
give to friends and loved ones as gifts to be cherished forever.
‘We plan to give our daughter a special edition photo book of our
wedding day when she’s old enough,’ says a Sydney father. ‘We want to be
able to hand down a special keepsake to her so that she can have our
special moment as part of her life when she grows older.’
The tradition of photo albums has long been a time-consuming one,
with months sometimes spent on compiling a memory book project such as a
wedding photo album. Now it’s so easy with Xbook. Simply upload your
photos onto the website and the hard work is done.
‘We just got back from our honeymoon,’ says a Sydney bride. ‘We
wanted a photo book that incorporated all elements of our wedding – from
the engagement night, to the big day, to our honeymoon. We simply chose
our favourite photos of all the events and decided to put them together
into a memory book to give to family and friends. That way we can all
celebrate the memories together.’
Another popular way to utilize the trend for memory books is
capturing your baby’s first year in a beautiful customized photo book. Imagine
seeing your beautiful baby’s face on the front cover of your own book?
It’s now easier than ever, thanks to digital photography. If you have
captured thousands of photos of your baby’s first year, then you’ll
have more than enough resources to draw on to create a customized memory
book. The hard part will be choosing which ones you put in.
You might want to capture their physical development – from the first
lock of hair they sported, to the growth of a front tooth. Maybe you
even have a photo of them speaking their first word or taking their
first step. How wonderful would it be to have that image kept for
posterity in a memory book?
‘Our parents and in-laws live overseas,’ says a Sydney-based mother.
‘They couldn’t be here to witness the development of our baby. So we
wanted to chronicle it for them and had a beautiful photo book created
for them on our son’s first birthday. We had four made and sent it to
each grandparent to have and treasure forever. It’s something so special
that you just can’t buy anywhere else. Knowing that we helped design it
made it extra-special,’ she says.
Commemorating a special event is no longer a huge process in sorting
through the photos you have. Simply choose the ones you want to use and
send them to Xbook. You can work with one of their designers to bring
your memory book to fruition or you may have ideas of your own. The
photo book you create will be completely personalized and a treasured
memory for generations to come.